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The Patriotic Alliance (PA) has disbanded its structures in Limpopo, Free State, North West, Mpumalanga and KZN. The party has retained its structures in Gauteng, Eastern Cape, Northern Cape and the Western Cape. The party says the decision was taken following a meeting to evaluate the party's performance in the provinces during the recent national and provincial elections. The PA secured 2.06% of the votes nationally, placing them as the sixth […]

The family of Sibusiso Mahlangu, who faked his own death to claim life insurance benefits, was stunned to discover he was alive during a prison visit. Mahlangu and his wife, Lerato, face premeditated murder and fraud charges for allegedly faking his death by killing Lerato's ex-lover, Sibusiso Sithebe, and using his body as a decoy. The couple was arrested in April last year after Mahlangu was caught with a stolen […]

The horrific accident in Limpopo that nearly claimed the life popular rapper Lehlogonolo Chauke, known as Shebeshxt, has reignited talks on safe driving. The 27-year-old musician, who is known for living on the fast lane, tragically lost his 9-year-old daughter, and his foot, after the car he was driving collided with a truck and overturned at the weekend. It is believed that Chauke, his girlfriend, and daughter were on the […]

Social media has been abuzz after the woman who killed Queen of Tejano music, Selena Quintanilla, said she was ready to get back into the music business. Yolanda Saldívar, who is set to be parolled in March next year, says she would like to work with Shakira as she faces the prospect of a new chapter in her life. The former nurse, now 63 years old, was sentenced to 30 […]

Gerda Steyn is making a habit of breaking records. South Africa's premier ultra marathon runner broke her own Comrades Marathon Up Run record on Sunday, coming in at 5:49:46, smashing her 2019 time of 5:58:53 by nearly 10 minutes. “I am speechless once again today. It is the best day of my life,” said an overwhelemed and exhausted Steyn after crossing the finish line in Pietermaritzburg. For South Africa, I […]

Parliament has cancelled the accommodation and flights for MK Party members who were meant to be sworn in as Members of Parliament on Friday. Parliament says this is to avoid fruitless and wasteful expenditure. The move follows the party's announcement that it wouldn't attend the inaugural session of the Nation Assembly and the National Council of Provinces over its unhappiness with the elections results. Jacob Zuma's party had also attempted […]

                    Independent statutory body, the Commission for Gender Equality, has raised concern over the decrease in female representation in Parliament, saying it marks a step backwards. Acting Head of Research and Policy, Naledi Selebano, says back in 2019 female representation had reached 46%, which bought the country closer to achieving gender parity in the upper house of parliament. Selebano was reacting […]

The teacher of one of the children killed in Soshanguve says she's struggling to come to terms with the death of one of her brightest students. Tinyiko Masha (7) and her 4-year-old sister, Mpfumo, were shot dead in their home last week Sunday. It is alleged that a gunman entered the shack where the children were, looking for their father before opening fire on them. The suspect is said to […]

Traversing the African continent is not for the faint-hearted and Bafana Bafana have had one of their longest trips to Nigeria, spanning more than 30 hours until eventually arriving at their hotel yesterday. Coach Hugo Broos’ charges arrived in Uyo, Nigeria, just after 11h00 local time after the initial charter flight out of Johannesburg was delayed by four hours on Wednesday. After eventually leaving OR Tambo International Airport, the team […]